Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (single)

Cover art

THE SMITHS Single
Name	Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others
Release	June 1986 (exact date unknown)
Total Length	3:14
Recorded	Winter 1985
Writer/composer	Morrissey / Johnny Marr
Producer	Morrissey / Johnny Marr Stephen Street (Recording Engineer)
Art work	Cover star: Cover star: Yootha Joyce in Catch Us If You Can (1965) by John Boorman Layout: Caryn Gough
Vinyl Etching	German 7" A: "Rock and Rolling to the Top" B: "PRECISE DIAMOND" German 12" A: "NOH GIRL LIKE JAGUAR ROSE" B: "BUSY TRAIN TO THE LOKOMOTION"
Publisher	Zensor (Germany)
Format(s)	7" Vinyl, 12" Vinyl
Chart position	German only
Single chronology
Ask ← Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others → There Is A Light That Never Goes Out

Track list

7" Vinyl

Germany - [Zensor – 6.14656]

1. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
2. The Draize Train – 5:08 (Marr)

12" Vinyl

Germany - [Zensor – 6.20628 AE]

1. Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others – 3:14 (Morrissey/Marr)
2. Frankly, Mr. Shankly – 2:17 (Morrissey/Marr)
3. The Draize Train – 5:08 (Marr)

Lyrics

From the ice-age to the dole-age
There is but one concern
I have just discovered:

Some girls are bigger than others
Some girls are bigger than others
Some girl's mothers are bigger than
Other girl's mothers

Some girls are bigger than others
Some girls are bigger than others
Some girl's mothers are bigger than
Other girl's mothers

As Anthony said to Cleopatra
As he opened a crate of ale:
Oh, I say:

Some girls are bigger than others
Some girls are bigger than others
Some girl's mothers are bigger than
Other girl's mothers

Some girls are bigger than others
Some girls are bigger than others
Some girl's mothers are bigger than
Other girl's mothers

Send me the pillow...
The one that you dream on...
Send me the pillow...
The one that you dream on...
And I'll send you mine

Live History

Play count (The Smiths concert): 1

The Smiths live history:

• London, England 1986-12-12 (The Smiths concert)

Play count (Morrissey concert): 42

Morrissey live history:

• Kansas City, Missouri 2009-04-07 (Morrissey concert)
• St. Louis, Missouri 2009-04-08 (Morrissey concert)
• Dallas, Texas 2009-04-10 (Morrissey concert)
• Houston, Texas 2009-04-11 (Morrissey concert)
• Austin, Texas 2009-04-12 (Morrissey concert)
• El Paso, Texas 2009-04-14 (Morrissey concert)
• Albuquerque, New Mexico 2009-04-15 (Morrissey concert)
• Indio, California 2009-04-17 (Morrissey concert)
• Killarney, Ireland 2009-04-28 (Morrissey concert)
• Galway, Ireland 2009-04-29 (Morrissey concert)

... further results

Appears On

• Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (single)
• The Queen Is Dead
• There Is A Light That Never Goes Out (single)
• Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before (single)
• I Started Something I Couldn't Finish (single)
• Best...I
• The Very Best Of The Smiths
• Complete

Appears On Covers Compilation

• The Smiths Is Dead
• Godfathers Of Change Vol. 1: A Tribute To The Smiths
• The String Quartet: Tribute To The Smiths
• Please, Please, Please: A Tribute To The Smiths
• The Queen Is 25

Cover Versions

• Blossoms
• Chikita Violenta
• Lumiere Brother
• Michael Shannon
• Pan Pan
• Rick Astley
• Skinny's 21
• Supergrass
• The Vitamin String Quartet

Discogs Information

Credits

• Bass Guitar - Andy Rourke
• Direct Metal Mastering By - Christian Stegmaier
• Drums - Mike Joyce
• Layout - Caryn Gough
• Model [Cover Star] - Yootha Joyce
• Vocals, Cover [Sleeve] - Morrissey
• Written-By - Morrissey
• Written-By, Guitar - Johnny Marr

Notes

Frankly, Mr. Shankly incorrectly labelled Frankly Mr. Shankly on B side label

Recorded in England

Cover Star: Yootha Joyce (c) Thames Television

Made in Germany

Images

• Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - Discogs master release: https://www.discogs.com/master/21129
• Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (12" 45 RPM Maxi-Single) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/1624183-Smiths-Some-Girls-Are-Bigger-Than-Others

Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

℗ 1986 Warner Bros. M. Ltd. Direct Metal Mastering (DMM)

The track "Frankly, Mr. Shankly" is printed on the label just as "Frankly Mr. Shankly".

Blank barcode box Blue labels

Also an orange vinyl version with orange side label exists, see [r=3981854]

Additional runout information: All runouts are stamped except for the etched parts 'NOH GIRL LIKE JAGUAR ROSE--- CS-B-III' / 'CS-B-III'.

Images

• Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (12" 45 RPM Maxi-Single Orange Translucent) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/3981922-Smiths-Some-Girls-Are-Bigger-Than-Others

Discogs information (additional release)

Notes

Release in plastic sleeve with fold-out insert.

Images

• Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (Live) (Promo) - Discogs release: https://www.discogs.com/release/14487956-The-Smiths-Some-Girls-Are-Bigger-Than-Others-Live

Wikipedia Information

"Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others" is a song by the English rock band the Smiths. Recorded in autumn 1985, it was first released on their third studio album The Queen Is Dead in June 1986. It was also released as a single in Germany.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Some_Girls_Are_Bigger_Than_Others

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